Legal Services of the Hudson Valley's (LSHV) client, Sylvia* is the paternal grandmother of three children whose parents are heroin addicts who have each had several incarcerations. LSHV represented...
Legal Services of the Hudson Valley's (LSHV) client Jenni’s* husband was physically abusive to her and had an alcohol and pill problem. Her husband was also an absentee father, and as a result of his...
Opioid Task Force Overview The opioid epidemic is a public health crisis, devastating urban, suburban, and rural communities across the United States. Each day, 115 Americans die from opioid overdose...
Elizabeth* is the Johnson* family’s ninth foster child. In 2011, she was placed with the Johnson family days after her birth because of prenatal exposure to heroin, cigarettes, and alcohol. Although...
When Maria’s* sister died, she immediately volunteered to take in her minor nieces and nephew, ages 10, 7, and 4. Although Maria was already raising three children of her own on a very limited income...
Mary* is a single mother with three children. She uses the Section 8 voucher program for rental assistance because her job doesn’t pay enough to cover rent. One day Mary received a notice that she...
Ms. Hayes* is the single mother of a two-year-old with Marshall Smith Syndrome , a debilitating illness characterized by unusual accelerated skeletal maturation (usually starting before birth) and...
Mai* is a young Hmong-American mother who speaks limited English. She decided to leave Wisconsin with her child to escape an abusive marriage, fleeing to Minneapolis, MN. In Minneapolis, Mai obtained...
David* entered the foster care system at birth, 19 years ago. He spent the first three years of his life in a foster home before he was adopted. However, David was physically abused by his adoptive...
Mr. Harrison,* a Gulf War Veteran, had not seen his children in two years and was feeling very depressed and helpless about the situation. Following an acrimonious divorce in which Mr. Harrison was...
